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Day: October 5, 2012

Europe News Perspectives 

Macedonia: Looking upon lustration

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is unthinkable that anywhere in the former communist countries of Eastern Europe a process of public disclosures about those

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Bulgaria News 

Brother of Bulgarian football star Berbatov arrested after cocaine find

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Assen Berbatov, the younger brother of former Manchester United striker Dimitar, was arrested on October 4 after being stopped by

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Working hours in Bulgaria slightly above EU average

October 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Working hours for full-time employees in Bulgaria, at 40.9 hours a week, were slightly above the averages for the European

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria, Switzerland sign updated double-taxation treaty

October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov said on October 5 that the Cabinet has signed the updated treaty with Switzerland on

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Business 

Petroceltic says merger with Melrose approved in Bulgaria

October 5, 2012April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Dublin-based oil and gas exploration firm Petroceltic International said on October 4 that its proposed merger with Melrose Resources has

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian anti-mafia squad busts Sofia digital electronics company for illegal software use

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime raided a Sofia company in a special operation targeting criminal activities connected to

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court removes bar on ex-State Security people leading state news agency

October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Constitutional Court has upheld a January 2012 application by opposition parties the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement for Rights

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Tattoo Fest Sofia 2012

October 5, 2012October 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

This year the traditional Tattoo Fest Sofia will be a two-day event. It will take place on October 6 and

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Leisure 

Whiskey Fest Sofia 2012

October 5, 2012May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is hosting the country’s first world whiskey festival until October 6 (and before anyone takes issue

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